Since I knew what a car was I wanted a 635. Nothing else could fill in the void that a picture in one of the newspapers created. It is said that first impressions are the most important and I must admit that there is some to it- after 15+ years that image is still stuck in my head!

I was looking quite a long time for the car I wanted to buy. I did not want a pristine example because I just couldn't go through all that I have planned knowing that I destroy an original example. So I found this 1987 635CSi on craigslist and after 14 hour drive one way to see it I was $1.2k poorer. The car not only made 600 mile journey back home without issues but drove about 4k miles through the summer as a daily driver before it decided to rest. My previous plans assumed using m70 but my friend got rear-ended in his '98 540 in the meantime. I just could not pass up m62B44+6 speed combo (SC anyone ) that I knew so well with just a touch above 100k done with full service history.

The car is going to be a daily driver, painted probably Sterling Gray with tan interior, full euro conversion, e38 style 5s, AC. I want to keep original spirit of the car but not without some major updates. Car is being stripped right now in preparation for rust removal. I expect to have the chassis painted this summer keeping in mind that I will drive it on the next.

General condition of the car is surprisingly good. Worst part of the interior is the dash but leather is nice (car used to have seat covers) and I really love the 87 trim with the fridge in the back! Everything worked when I got the car except driver side rear window motor - amazing. Rust is an issue here but nothing that cannot be handled. Body is generally straight and needs just a respray but I will take considerable amount of time to make the modifications I have in mind.

It is really to much to list 15 years of planning over here so I will update as I go :) Just from the top of my head:

I have seen a red 635 on ebay the other day with those rocker panels welded in. Looked pretty good and as I had the whole e39 in pieces I decided to give it a go. Especially considering price of new e24 rockers which the car is desperate for. It used to have Zender skirts which were a perfect enviorment for the rust to develop. Worst case scenario assumes modification of existing panels and rewelding the outer skins.

how are you handling the oiling issue after removing the left motor mount bracket? tapping the holes in the block or building a plate to mimic the stock connection with o-rings? tapping the block would be easiest but is risky. a point to look at on a m60/62 is pull the lower pan and check for loose or fallen out oil pump bolts, i have seen 3-4 bolts fall out of the pump housing and rattle around in the pan, the mounting bolts/nuts for the pump can fall out too

3/81 633 m30b35 & getrag 260/6, motronic 1.3 -sold

86 635 with nearly all goodies from rotted away 85 m635 including the m88/3, tuning in progress on motronic 3.3.1